General Prologue

Physics plays an important role in the mechanics of a roller coaster. The thrilling ride cannot be appreciated, if the physics of a roller coaster is not understood. The loops, bends and hills are all affected by physics. The first hill of a roller coaster is the initial start of energy. Potential energy begins the transfer of energy on the first hill. A chain motor pulls the cars to the top of the hill creating potential energy. Potential energy being defined as the energy determined by its…

The American automobile industry has quite a history. From the sale of the first Ford Model A on July 23rd, 1903 (Ford Motor Company, n.d), to the first Corvette rolling off the assembly line June 30th, 1953 ( HYPERLINK "http://corvettestory.com/1953-Corvette-C1-First-Year-Modest-Beginnings.php" http://corvettestory.com/1953-Corvette-C1-First-Year-Modest-Beginnings.php, n.d.), to the automobile crisis and bailout from 2008 to 2010, and to many other historic achievements and crisis’ throughout…

He once said “How Strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he know not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it (3).” One of his most known works is the General Theory of Relativity, which he completed in 1915. It accurately predicts Mercury’s orbit around the sun and filled many of the holes left in Isaac Newton’s theory (4). Another development Einstein was involved in was the Manhattan Project. Many people…

To most people around the world today may just seem like another day in the 13th century, however here in Italy today marks a significant discovery and the first time that the cosmological has been made famous within society. Although we have been told that the concept has been around since Plato and Aristotle, it is not until now that it has been made famous around the world and in Western philosophy. Today marks the day St Thomas Aquinas declared their theory for Gods existence, which has…

Cosmetic Surgery Should Be Restricted For Teens A young and healthy teenager is sitting on a chair waiting for the anaesthetic to seep through her skin, as the surgeon slowly cuts open her nose. While she thinks about how perfect her nose will look, she has not realized the real risk of undergoing cosmetic surgery. From 1996 to 2011, two hundred and thirty thousand teens have undergone cosmetic surgery. Many teens do not understand the later effects that will impact their life forever. Although…

market. Audi, Volkswagen, and Mercedes already had diesels in the car market, but now other manufacturers are beginning to unveil their own new diesel options. Chrysler has begun to put diesels in the light duty Ram 1500s and Jeep Grand Cherokees. General Motors has placed a diesel motor in their compact Chevy Cruze sedan. BMW is also joining in by making more diesels available in the lineup of their vehicles (DeMuro). The demand for diesel vehicles is expected to grow over the next few years,…

Energy is a mysterious and everlasting component which exists within the universe; it is the existential source of power which human beings have harnessed through technology in order to progress and evolve. It is fair to note that energy is quintessential to every action and reaction occurring in the universe at all times. Furthermore, the law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed but can be transferred between different forms and states and even between…

The History of the Development of the Four Fundamental Forces Nature has a total of four fundamental forces. The forces include gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear force. Gravitational force is the force of attraction between all masses. Every object in this universe is pulling upon other objects. Many scientists came up with logics to explain the science behind gravitational forces. The first one to try was Aristotle in around 330 BC. Aristotle believed Earth and…

Introduction Gravity is a natural force that is the result of various distributions of matter and energy throughout the universe. All objects have gravitational pulls but as an object becomes more massive, its gravitational pull increases and takes precedence over the gravitational pulls of other smaller objects as demonstrated by the solar system in which Earth resides. Earth’s moon rotates around Earth due to Earth’s gravitational pull while Earth rotates around the sun due to the sun’s…

Nuclear Fusion and the Remains of a Dead Star Throughout the history of Earth, multicellular organisms rely on one thing, the sun. And throughout the observable universe, there are million of stars out there just like our sun. These stars could be different however, with either more mass, volume, heat, etc. In our high school career, we learn a lot about astronomy, such as the order of the planets in our solar system. We also learn about gravity, rotation of planets, and how long it takes…